Best Elementary Schools in Missouri

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAP test scores by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 898)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
291380000612	731	Mathis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	607 N Sixth St	Hayti	63851	Pemiscot County	Hayti R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 359-6500	375	33	11.4	99.2%	83 (22.1%)	282 (75.2%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,881			$3,427			$6,453	21.4	25.2	690	41
292826001742	732	Southeast Elementary	Public	1-4	2300 Ables Rd	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 472-0707	265	22	11.8	98.9%	135 (50.9%)	85 (32.1%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	27 (10.2%)	$10,291			$3,686			$6,605	21.1	26	685	47
292081001133	733	Hawthorne Elementary	Public	1-5	1250 W Curtis	Mexico	65265	Audrain County	Mexico 59	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 581-3064	429	32	13.4	100.0%	324 (75.5%)	24 (5.6%)	35 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.0%)	$10,096			$1,399			$8,697	20.9	34	615	118
291362000584	734	Hancock Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9101 S Broadway	Lemay	63125	St. Louis County	Hancock Place	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 544-1300	616	49	12.4	74.5%	351 (57.0%)	131 (21.3%)	60 (9.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (11.2%)	$16,368			$689			$15,678	20.4	38.1	568	166
291338000568	735	Greenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	185 Walnut Street	Greenville	63944	Wayne County	Greenville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 224-5000	302	25	11.8	63.9%	289 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,056			$2,390			$8,666	20.3	27	676	59
292064001107	736	Meadville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 W Crandall	Meadville	64659	Linn County	Meadville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 938-4112	117	5	23.4	41.0%	114 (97.4%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,291			$824			$10,467	20.2			(n/a)
292274001255	737	Williamsburg Elementary	Public	K-5	Old Hwy 40	Williamsburg	63388	Callaway County	North Callaway County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 254-3415	167	18	9.3	58.7%	147 (88.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.4%)	$12,146			$698			$11,447	20.2	23.2	708	29
290002402838	738	Brookside Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1815 East 63rd Street	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Brookside Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 531-2192	513	47	10.9	99.4%	14 (2.7%)	436 (85.0%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	$14,443			$3,293			$11,150	20.1	17.2	766	28
291434000651	739	Compass Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 E. 103rd St	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7750	326	21	15.6	100.0%	34 (10.4%)	187 (57.4%)	76 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.6%)	$12,933			$3,816			$9,117	19.8	9.9	824	85
293075002122	740	Van Buren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	902 Broadway	Van Buren	63965	Carter County	Van Buren R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 323-4266	291	26	11.4	69.8%	284 (97.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$10,473			$3,544			$6,929	19.5	27.8	668	72

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAP Mathematics, MAP English Language Arts, MAP Science test scores released by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on January 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.